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First look: The Son by Jo Nesbo

Harvill Secker, the publisher of Norwegian author Jo Nesbo, has unveiled his newest book – The Son. Due out on 14 April, the 490-page proof of the book has landed with a boom on the CFL welcome mat, along with news that the book is…
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Nesbo does Shakespeare

Norwegian crime fiction author Jo Nesbo – creator of the popular detective Harry Hole – is to rewrite of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. In a deal announced today, he’ll be writing for the publisher Hogarth which is aiming to release a whole set of Shakespeare rewrites…
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First look: Cockroaches by Jo Nesbo

When Cockroaches is published on 28 November here in the UK, all 10 Harry Hole novels will be available in English. And, sadly, that probably won’t be enough for fans of Jo Nesbo, who can’t seem to get enough of the Norwegian author and his…
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New Jo Nesbo film planned

Recently we reported on Jo Nesbo’s nom de plume, Tom Johansen. We also revealed that Harvill Secker had signed the rights to two books written by Nesbo under that name. Today we bring you even more big news on how the Norwegian author is building…
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Book Club

Police

There is nothing new about bringing treasured characters back from the dead. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle responded to unprecedented public dismay by resurrecting Sherlock Holmes after his apparent demise at The Reichenbach Falls. After Jo Nesbo’s Harry Hole appeared to meet a similarly violent end…
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